Structure 7401660008200 · Carroll County, NH

Granite Road over South River

Carries Granite Road over South River, 0.3mi. RTE 153.

Overall conditionPoor

Set by its lowest-rated component: Superstructure at 2 of 9.

How ratings work
Deck5/9 · Fair
Superstructuresets the rating2/9 · Critical
Substructure5/9 · Fair
Channelnot part of overall6/9 · Satisfactory
0 failed4 poor6 fair9 excellent

Elevation

Side view, colored by inspection rating
CAR · 15 FT36 FT OVERALL25 FT0ELEVATION · LENGTHS TO SCALE
Deck 5/9Superstructure 2/9 · sets the ratingSubstructure 5/9

36 ft end to end, longest span 14 ft. Lengths and the car on the deck are drawn to the same scale. Each part is colored by its latest inspection rating. The inventory records lengths but not heights or the layout of the shorter spans, so those are drawn as typical for a multi-beam bridge.

Built1920rebuilt 1950
Length36.1 ft11 m
Daily traffic96counted 2023
Last inspectedJuly 2024every 16 months

Location

StateNew Hampshire
CountyCarroll
Location0.3mi. RTE 153
CarriesGranite Road
CrossesSouth River
Coordinates43.72016, -71.00241

Physical Characteristics

MaterialSteel Continuous
DesignStringer/Multi-beam
Total Length36.1 ft (11 m)
Max Span14.1 ft (4.3 m)
Deck Width18.4 ft (5.6 m)
Deck Area61.6 sq m
Main Spans2
Year Built1920 (reconstructed 1950)

Traffic

Avg Daily Traffic96 (2023)
Lanes On Bridge2

Inspection & Ownership

Last InspectionJuly 2024
Inspection FrequencyEvery 16 months
OwnerCity/Municipal Highway Agency
Historical SignificanceBridge is possibly eligible (requires evaluation)
Scour Critical3 — Scour critical
Structure Number007401660008200

How Bridge Ratings Work

Inspectors rate each major part of a bridge (the deck you drive on, the superstructure of beams that holds it up, and the substructure of piers and abutments beneath) on a 0–9 scale. A bridge's overall condition is its lowest of those ratings, so one deteriorated component makes the whole bridge "poor."

0Failed
1Imminent failure
2Critical
3Serious
4Poor
5Fair
6Satisfactory
7Good
8Very good
9Excellent
Good · lowest component 7–9
Fair · lowest component 5–6
Poor · lowest component 0–4

A poor rating is not a closure. It means the bridge is flagged for priority repair or replacement; bridges judged unsafe are closed or posted with weight limits. The waterway (channel) rating is reported, but it does not count toward the overall classification.

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